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Jerome R. Morgan

Johnson & Johnson: 374 patents #3 of 7,810Top 1%
CICilag Gmbh International: 174 patents #5 of 874Top 1%
Cincinnati, OH: #2 of 8,043 inventorsTop 1%
Ohio: #4 of 73,341 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (All Time): #311 of 4,157,543Top 1%
551 Patents All Time

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 26–50 of 551 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
12064106 Devices and methods for facilitating ejection of surgical fasteners from cartridges Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Emily A. Schellin, Jeffrey S. Swayze, Gary W. Knight, Brian F. DiNardo +2 more 2024-08-20
12059151 Knife for surgical stapler and associated method of manufacture with MIM and HIP Anil K. Nalagatla, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Chester O. Baxter, III, Jason L. Harris 2024-08-13
12059154 Surgical instrument with detachable motor control unit Frederick E. Shelton, IV 2024-08-13
12053176 End effector detention systems for surgical instruments Richard L. Leimbach, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Emily A. Schellin 2024-08-06
12036108 Linking elements for implantable sphincter assistance device Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Kevin M. Fiebig 2024-07-16
12035915 Surgical staples comprising hardness variations for improved fastening of tissue Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jeffrey S. Swayze, Chad E. Eckert, Jason L. Harris 2024-07-16
12023025 Surgical stapling instrument having a releasable buttress material Christopher J. Hess, William B. Weisenburgh, II, Frederick E. Shelton, IV 2024-07-02
12016611 Modular surgical robotic tool Jeffrey S. Swayze, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, David C. Yates, Jason L. Harris, Kevin L. Houser 2024-06-25
12016564 Circular fastener cartridges for applying radially expandable fastener lines Jason L. Harris, Mark S. Zeiner, Frederick E. Shelton, IV 2024-06-25
12004741 Staple cartridge comprising a tissue thickness compensator Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Lauren S. Weaner, Michael J. Vendely, Taylor W. Aronhalt, Chester O. Baxter, III +1 more 2024-06-11
11998206 Detachable motor powered surgical instrument Kyle P. Moore, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, William B. Weisenburgh, II, Mark H. Ransick, Eugene L. Timperman 2024-06-04
11998194 Surgical stapling assembly comprising an adjunct applicator Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jeffrey S. Swayze, Katherine J. Schmid 2024-06-04
11980366 Surgical instrument Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Michael E. Setser, Kevin R. Doll 2024-05-14
11974747 Surgical stapling instruments with rotatable staple deployment arrangements Frederick E. Shelton, IV 2024-05-07
11963682 Surgical staples comprising hardness variations for improved fastening of tissue Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jeffrey S. Swayze, Chester O. Baxter, III, Chad E. Eckert, Jason L. Harris 2024-04-23
11963679 Articulating surgical stapling instrument incorporating a two-piece E-beam firing mechanism Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Michael E. Setser, Kevin R. Doll 2024-04-23
11957339 Method for fabricating surgical stapler anvils Jason L. Harris, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Chester O. Baxter, III, Gregory J. Bakos, Taylor W. Aronhalt +1 more 2024-04-16
11944292 Anvil layer attached to a proximal end of an end effector Katherine J. Schmid, Frederick E. Shelton, IV 2024-04-02
11944299 Surgical instrument having force feedback capabilities Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Richard L. Leimbach, Mark D. Overmyer 2024-04-02
11931038 Cartridge assemblies for surgical staplers Frederick E. Shelton, IV 2024-03-19
11931031 Staple cartridge comprising a deck including an upper surface and a lower surface Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Lauren S. Weaner, Michael J. Vendely, Taylor W. Aronhalt 2024-03-19
11925378 Ultrasonic transducer for surgical instrument Jeffrey D. Messerly, Brian D. Black, William A. Olson, Foster B. Stulen, Frederick L. Estera +4 more 2024-03-12
11925354 Staple cartridge comprising staples positioned within a compressible portion thereof Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Charles J. Scheib 2024-03-12
11925346 Surgical staple cartridge including tissue supporting surfaces Christopher J. Hess, William B. Weisenburgh, II, Frederick E. Shelton, IV 2024-03-12
11918302 Sterile field interactive control displays Jeffrey D. Messerly, Peter K. Shires, Monica L. Z. Rivard, Cory G. Kimball, David C. Yates +5 more 2024-03-05